Chap 13 PPT Notes

Question 1

What is unique about prison as an organization?

Answer 1

Prison is unlike any other institution, managing a group of captives in an enclosed setting where they must follow the captor’s rules.

Question 2

What are the conflicting goals of prison administrators?

Answer 2

Administrators must keep inmates fed, medically treated, and safe while also providing educational, vocational, and treatment programs for minimal rehabilitation.

Question 3

What is the primary mission of a prison?

Answer 3

The primary mission includes keeping inmates in, safe, in line, healthy, and busy.

Question 4

What are the three types of power used in prisons?

Answer 4

1. Remunerative Power: based on benefits like wages.
2. Normative Power: symbolic rewards like social esteem.
3. Coercive Power: applying or threatening physical force.

Question 5

What is the role of the warden in a prison?

Answer 5

The warden is the chief executive responsible for all aspects of the prison operation and serves as the main contact with the outside world.

Question 6

What is the importance of the chain of command in prison management?

Answer 6

It ensures effective communication and direction within the prison’s hierarchical structure.

Question 7

What are the two main categories of prison staff?

Answer 7

1. Custody Staff: have direct control over prisoners.
2. Professional Staff: include teachers, medical staff, and industry workers.

Question 8

What is ‘Administrative Control Theory’?

Answer 8

It states that prison disorder results from ineffective management, leading to inmate misbehavior and disorder.

Question 9

What are the four unique factors of prisons?

Answer 9

1. Defects of Total Power
2. Limited Rewards and Punishments
3. Co-optation of Correctional Officers
4. Strength of Inmate Leadership

Question 10

What are boundary violations in prisons?

Answer 10

Behavior that disrupts the social distance between staff and inmates, including exchanges of goods, dual relationships, and sexual contact.

Question 11

What are the five general situations where the use of force is necessary?

Answer 11

1. Self-defense
2. Defense of third persons
3. Upholding prison rules
4. Prevention of crime
5. Prevention of escape

Question 12

What is the significance of collective bargaining in prisons?

Answer 12

It allows prison employees to seek improved wages and working conditions, although they cannot strike by law.